Our grant-making:
Funding for charitable organisations
At Independent Age, we see grant-making as one of the really important ways that we can support older people in financial hardship, alongside our services and policy and influencing work.
We recognise that by supporting and building partnerships with other organisations at a local and national level, we can have a much wider reach. It enables us to contribute to the achievement of many more positive outcomes for older people living in difficult circumstances.
Read more about our approach to grant-making.
Our grant-making in action
Hear from four of the incredible charities we support, sharing how our grants are helping them make a meaningful difference for people facing financial hardship in later life.
Open funding opportunities
The latest round of the Boosting Advice Fund is now closed for applications. Currently, there are no grant funds open for applications.
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Current grants programmes
Boosting Advice Fund
Our Boosting Advice Fund is a targeted grants programme funding local organisations across the UK to provide high quality Advice to older people in financial hardship. We support carefully selected communities across the UK in each round.
Read about Round 1 of our Boosting Advice Fund
Read about Round 2 of our Boosting Advice Fund
Older People's Fund
Our Older People’s Fund is a targeted grants programme funding local organisations across the UK to support older people in financial hardship. Local organisations are often best placed to deliver community support, and we want to fund organisations who work with older people who are more likely to be experiencing financial hardship.
Our funding provides extra resources for advice, information and other support to reduce the financial hardship experienced by older people.
Read about Round 1 of our Older People's Fund – supporting women from racially minoritised groups.
Read about Round 2 of our Older People's Fund – supporting older people experiencing financial hardship living in rural and coastal areas.
Overall impact of our grant programmes since 2021
Funded organisations:
Number of older people supported:
Annual value of income secured for older people:
Previous grants programmes
Cost-of-living Grants Fund
This fund was generously supported by the Pension Insurance Corporation. We have funded 77 organisations through two rounds of this funding, awarded in 2022 and 2023. The first round of funded work came to an end in November 2023, and the second round will end later this year.
Read more about our Cost-of-living Fund.
COVID-19 emergency grants programme
Between May 2020 and July 2021, Independent Age awarded £3.3 million – including almost £900,000 from strategic partners – to 258 organisations, supporting their work with older people during the pandemic and, through later rounds, to reopen their face-to-face services.
Contact us
If you have any questions, please email grants@independentage.org. If you'd like to hear about future grant opportunities, please sign up to our mailing list.
Boosting Advice Fund
This fund will help advice organisations that can make a difference around the themes of income and costs, and so improve older people’s financial wellbeing.
Cost-of-living Fund
In response to the cost-of-living crisis, Independent Age awarded funding to organisations across the UK that work to increase the amount of money in the pockets of older people.
Our approach to grant-making
Our approach to grant-making and our decision-making process reflect our values.